A revolution is taking place in biology, one that promises to transform our understanding of the living world and produce major advances in medical care. Among its leaders is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

The Institute is a nonprofit medical research organization that employs hundreds of leading biomedical scientists working at the forefront of their fields. In addition, through its grants program and other activities, HHMI is helping to enhance science education at all levels and maintain the vigor of biomedical science worldwide.

The Institute is one of the world's largest philanthropies, with laboratories across the United States and grants programs throughout the world. Its headquarters is located in Chevy Chase, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. HHMI's endowment in fiscal year 2006 was approximately $16.3 billion.












Company:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute





Location:
Cambridge, MA





Status:
Full Time, Employee





Job Category:
IT/Software Development





Career Level:
Experienced (Non-Manager)





Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree















Company:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute





Contact:
Marcia S. Hawkins





Email:
Apply by Email





Reference Code:
925





























Computer Analyst

Job Summary:

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is seeking a scientific programmer to join a computational neuroscience laboratory in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT led by H. Sebastian Seung. This is an outstanding opportunity for a creative individual to participate in an exciting scientific project: Developing 3d nanoscale images analysis software. This is a problem that lies at the frontiers of artificial intelligence and computer vision.

The computing environment of the Seung lab is cutting edge, with a large cluster incorporating conventional CPUs with nVidia GPUs running CUDA.

To learn more about Dr. Seungs lab, visit: http://hebb.mit.edu .

Principal Responsibilities:

  • To develop a GUI tool for image analysis and visualization, which will be used to find connectomes, “wiring diagrams” of the brain
  • To analyze 3d nanoscale images of a piece of brain tissue and generate a complete map of all connections between neurons


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or in a related technical or scientific discipline (Equivalent professional experience may be considered)
  • Experience with OpenGL and Qt in C/C++
  • Command of multithreaded programming
  • Experience working in a small team
  • Experience with CUDA and cluster programming is desirable, but not required


Additional Information:

Please submit your CV and cover letter, including salary requirements, to Professor H. Sebastian Seung.

To Apply

To apply for this position, please email or send your resume to:

H. Sebastian Seung, PhD
Investigator
HHMI/MIT
Brain and Cognitive Science Dept
77 Massachusetts Avenue Rm. 46-5065
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
E-mail: seung_admin@mit.edu













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